Lantern



E; J. DALLY.

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Patented Mar. 22, 1898.

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PATENT EDWARD J.- DALLY, OF LITTLE ROOK,'ARKANSAS.

LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,128, dated March 22, 1898.

1 Application filed November 11, 1897. Serial No. 658,180. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. DALLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Little Rock, in the county of Pulaski and Stateof- Arkansas, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Lanterns; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

- to the figures of reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain'new and useful improvements in lanterns or lamps; and it has for its object, among others, to provide an improved lantern of that class in which is employed a foraminous tube adapted to extend into the. lard or other material to be burned and a heat-conductor for the purpose of heating the said material.

My lantern is designed for burning paraffinwax, and the essential feature of the present invention is a heat-conductor which'is connected with the wick so as to move up and down with it, so as to be at all times the same distance from the wick, so as not to heat the wax to too great an extent. This heat-conductor consists of a substantially U-shaped tube,

or rod which servesto guide the wick and also to melt the wax, and the wick being inclosed within the perforated tube I am able to remove the wick and burner from the lamp to refill the same with wax without the necessity of waiting till the wax has all been burned out.

Other objects and advantages of the invention'will hereinafter appear, and the novel show the connection of the heat-conductor with the wick.

f Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in'both views.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 indicates thebody or reservoir of the lantern,which may be of any desired shape and capacity. It is provided with a filling-inlet 2, controlled by a suitable closure, as seen in Fig. 1.

3 is the burner, which may be of any of the well-known or approved forms of construction and adapted to be positioned upon the reservoir by screwing, as is usual, the said burner being provided with the usual device for raising and lowering the wick, as seen in the drawings.

Depending from the burner is the perforated tube 4, open at its lower end,which may extend a greater or less distance within the body orreservoir of the lantern.

5 is the wick. It is disposed within the perforated tube, as shown, so that it, together with the tube, may be withdrawn when desired. This wick passes up through the guiding portion of the burner in the usual manner, as seen in both views.

6 is the heat-conductor, preferably a tubular rod bent at its center to form the substantially inverted-U-shaped portion, which is arranged over the upper end of the wick, as seen best in Fig. 2, while its legs extend down within the perforated tube one upon each side of the wick, as indicated in Fig. 2, the lower end of the wick being by preference bent upward upon itself, as seen best in Fig. 2, and the ends of the tubular rod or heatconductor bent inward toward each other, as seen in Fig. 2, and passed into or through the lower portion of the wick, as shown, so as to grip the same, sothat the wick and conductor may be raised or lowered at the same time.

In use the body or reservoir is filled to a greater 'or less extent with, paraffin -wax, which is preferably formed in cakes to fit the said reservoir and inserted in the same after the top has been removed, and then the top is placed in position and the perforated tube, with its wick and heat-conductor, inserted into the center of the paraffin-wax. The heatconductor serves to conduct the heat to the wax, so as to keep it sufficiently heated, and the melted paraffin passes through the perforations into the interior thereof in contact with the wick, by which it is taken up. It will be readily understood that a sufiicient amount of the paraffin will remain in the wick, so the same will burn when first lighted, so there will be no difficulty in setting the lantern or lamp in operation.

The provision for movement of the heatconduetor with the wick insures the proper heating of the parafiin, so that the latter will not be unduly heated. By this construction the bowl or body of the lantern will not be come too hot, and in cold weather the lamp may be turned up and heat the wax the more.

The burner hereinbefore described maybe used on any and all styles of lamps or lanterns, and is especially designed for use on railroads, steamboats, lighthouses, or switchstands, and in fact in any and all other places where a bright clear light is desired at anominal cost.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

hat is claimed as new is- 1. A lamp of the class described, comprising the reservoir, the burner, the perforated tube depending therefrom, the Wick disposed within said tube, and a heat-conductor havin g a portion extended over the wick and portions disposed within the said tube and connected with the wick, substantially as described.

2. In a lamp of the character described, the combination with the reservoir, and the burner, of a perforated tube depending from the burner, a wick disposed within said tube, and a heat-conduetorhavin g a portion bent to extend over the top of the wick and dependin g legs one upon each side of the Wick Within the said tube and its ends connected with the wick near its lower end, whereby the said wick and heat-conductor are adapted to be raised and lowered together, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD J. DALLY.

Witnesses:

D. II. CANTRELL, WILLIAM KIRTER. 

